Dump Truck Slams Into Highway 1 Overpass Near Santa Cruz

Dump truck slams into Highway 1 overpass near Santa Cruz

(KRON) — The bed of a dump truck was completely severed from its vehicle on Highway 1 near Aptos early Monday morning after the driver crashed into the Freedom Boulevard overpass. According to the California Highway Patrol, the northbound side of Highway 1 was shut down for more than four hours, causing heavy traffic in the area. Photos of the crash show the truck bed wedged between the highway and an overhanging road sign, badly mangled from th…

CHP: Bed of dump truck collides with overpass, prompting northbound closure of Highway 1 near Rio Del Mar, Aptos

RIO DEL MAR/APTOS, Calif. (KION-TV) -- The CHP confirms northbound Highway 1 at Freedom Boulevard is shut down after the bed of a dump truck struck an overpass in the area early Monday morning. The CHP says the 3-axel dump truck was traveling north on Highway 1, with the bed of the truck raised around 1 a.m. on Monday. That's when the CHP says the bed of the truck struck the overpass, with officers at the scene saying the bed is stuck. The CHP s…

Truck collides with Highway 1 bridge | The Pajaronian | Watsonville, CA

Highway 1 was shut down for four hours early Monday when a dump truck slammed into the Freedom Boulevard overcrossing to Highway 1 in Aptos.  The California Highway Patrol said the truck was traveling northbound on Highway 1 at an unspecified time. The truck’s bed smashed into the bridge, tearing the bed free of the truck, leaving it lodged against the concrete overcrossing. No injuries were reported. Northbound Highway 1 was shut down for over …